Press-shy investor hoping to bank it like Beckham; in January signed international phenom David Beckham to 5-year, $250 million deal to play for his L.A. Galaxy pro soccer squad. Owns stakes in pro basketball's L.A. Lakers, hockey's L.A. Kings. Also arenas: Staples Center in L.A., the O2 (formerly Millennium Dome) in London. Son of oil driller bought out dad 1961, struck big in Utah and Wyoming. Moved to railroads (Union Pacific), fiber optics (Qwest), movie theaters (Regal Cinemas), ranches. Sold $1.5 billion worth of Qwest shares in forward sales in past year. Moving down on The Forbes 400 via philanthropy: donated $100 million to U. of Colorado's medical campus, pledged $500 million in Qwest shares to Anschutz Foundation.